Ashley Monroe’s ‘The Blade’ is sharp

Ashley Monroe, a member of the Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley, continues to prove herself as a top young country artist with her third album, “The Blade.” Good,

MDT Exclusive | Special edition of Alice in Wonderland to help rural children in Mongolia

The Beijing-based digital storybook publisher Pickatale has rolled out its own version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to commemorate the world-­famous literary nonsense piece’s 150th anniversary, a project which is

The Southern Powerhouse

At just over 1 million km2, Argentina is as big as France and Spain combined, while its population is roughly equivalent to the latter. To its west across the Andes,

Food | Healthy endeavors

In the world of sophisticated Chinese cuisine, the trend now is to eat healthy elements. For this reason, MGM Macau is presenting a scrumptious Yunnan mushroom feast to all gourmands

Classic delights

Wynn Macau’s signature Italian restaurant Il Teatro has a new menu and it’s great value for money. Their talented Chef de Cuisine Anthony Alaimo has recently come up with a

Breaking News: Possible missing plane debris being sent to France

PARIS (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister says debris from an aircraft found on the French island of Reunion will be sent to France for investigation. Prime Minister Najib Razak said on

Feature: Will the Internet listen to your private conversations? 


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm. But Aanya's care-free

The Buzz | Japan-based advertising firm wins Olympic TV rights in Asia

The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive Olympic broadcast rights in 22 Asia-Pacific countries to Japan-based advertising agency Dentsu Inc. The IOC yesterday said the deal covers the 2018 Winter Olympics

World Briefs

USA-CHINA A judge has dismissed charges against the wife of a Chinese billionaire accused of taking part in a scheme to steal trade secrets from U.S. corn companies. The order

SJM worker found dead in North Korea under suspicious circumstances

A 29-year old SJM casino worker was found dead under suspicious circumstances in North Korea, where he worked at a casino in which tycoon Stanley Ho has an interest. Local

Crime | Man knifed in casino over debt dispute

A man from mainland China received knife wounds to his neck and hands inside the Kam Pek Paradise Casino in NAPE at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the

Water quality in public housing OK’d by government

Following the discovery of excessive lead in Hong Kong tap water, the government’s inspection concluded that the drinking water in local public housing estates is not contaminated. The 49 samples of

Roosevelt Macau drops casino idea, focuses on fine dining

On the sidelines of the hotel’s exterior design competition awards ceremony, Mr Iu told the Times that “ a casino within the hotel and we haven’t considered applying for gambling

American views on local human trafficking refuted

The Secretary for Security’s Office issued a statement yesterday stressing that, “ considerations and conclusions included in the report do not reflect Macau’s reality.” Furthermore, the government argued that the United

Hepatitis C patients continue with struggle for new treatments

Macau’s Health Bureau (SSM) has assured the public that the new, revolutionary – yet costly – Hepatitis C drug, “Sofosbuvir” is under assessment to evaluate results and possible side effects. But

MGTO backs National Geography documentary

MGTO stated that it supports the program, which “ the success” of the inclusion of Macau’s historic center listing on the UNESCO World Heritage list 10 years ago. MGTO added that the

Urban planning | Apollo Cinema’s façade to be preserved

The façade of the old Apollo Cinema, a light green building located in Macau’s main street San Ma Lo, will be preserved, a representative of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

Negotiations on LRT depot to end soon

The depot structure is one of five projects comprising the LRT Taipa section. It features a 130,000 square meter area, which will serve as an operation control center, a factory

Briefs | Taiwan entrepreneur visas include local residents

A special resident visa for foreign national entrepreneurs who wish to start a business in Taiwan will soon be accepting applications. According to an announcement yesterday by the Ministry of

Liturgical music | Local choir tours Italy in August

Local group Coro Perosi will start their ‘Musical Tour in Italy’ on August 1. The two-week tour will take the choir to the Vatican, Rome, Assisi, Florence, Siena, Pisa and

Gaming | Slumping Macau calls in superheroes as graft fight hits casinos

Barely 10 years ago, Francis Lui and his family were building a relatively modest fortune largely from quarrying rock in Hong Kong and processing slag from blast furnaces on mainland

LVMH rises after biggest profit boost since 2012 on fashion gain

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE rose in Paris trading after the world’s largest luxury-goods maker reported its strongest earnings increase in three years. First-half profit from recurring operations rose 15

Suez profit drops after asset sale boosted previous results

Net income slumped to 141 million euros (USD156 million) from 255 million euros a year earlier, when the utility benefited from selling an asset in Macau. Stripped of that gain,

Corporate Bits | Mint set of commemorative stamps themed “Water & Life” to be officially issued

The stamps show pictures of the city from the olden days and today. In the past, queuing up for water was a part of everyday life; nowadays, a safe and

Analysis | Mainland’s currency policy sinks into disarray amid rout in stocks

The People’s Bank of China is holding the onshore version of the yuan at about 6.2 to the dollar, even as it pledges a bigger role for market forces. In

Turkish President Erdogan in Beijing amid Uighur tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with top Chinese officials yesterday amid tensions over China’s treatment of its Uighur minority and sensitive negotiations surrounding the possible purchase of a Chinese missile system. While

Hong Kong | Students warn of erosion in academic freedom 

Students at Hong Kong’s most prestigious university say its academic freedom is under attack in what they maintain is the politically motivated stalling of the appointment of an administrator who

Afghanistan | Gov’t examining claim Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead

An Afghan official said yesterday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the government’s comments

Pakistan | Police kill feared Sunni militant leader, 13 others in police shootout

Pakistani police gunned down one of the country’s most-feared Sunni militant leaders and 13 followers in a mysterious pre-dawn shootout yesterday, killing a man believed to behind the slaughter of

Myanmar | Suu Kyi running in Nov. 8 polls to keep seat

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy will contest almost all the 498 parliamentary seats in the Nov. 8 polls, and expects heavy gains, according to party spokesman Nyan Win. He

France | Calais migrants: 2nd night of mass attempts to reach England

Migrants rushed the tunnel linking France and England repeatedly for a second night yesterday and one man was crushed by a truck in the chaos, deepening tensions surrounding the thousands

Israel | PM OKs settlement building amid standoff with settlers

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said yesterday it has approved the “immediate construction” of 300 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beit El and has advanced plans for

Zimbabwe | Men linked to illegal hunt of Cecil the lion appear in court

Two men arrested for illegally hunting a protected lion were in court yesterday in Zimbabwe to face poaching charges. The Zimbabwean men — a professional hunter and a farm owner —

This Day in History: 1974 – Peace deal for Cyprus

After five days of talks in Geneva, Constantine Karamanlis of Greece, Bulent Ecevit of Turkey and James Callaghan of the UK have agreed a deal to end weeks of fighting

Offbeat | US: Fugitive’s role in horror film leads to his arrest

A fugitive has been arrested after federal agents saw his photo in a Washington state newspaper that ran a story about a low-budget horror movie. The News Tribune reports (bit.ly/1JqhmOs) that

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